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F. FUGITA Nov. 15, 1932.

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Filed Feb. 8, 1932 Patented Nov. 15, 1932 FRANK FUGITA, or EL RENaoxnAHoMA. I

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Appncatinn ined February areas. serrer 'ofs'ra e This invention has reference to advertising devices and has for its object the provision of a very simple and inexpensive sign which may be disposed within a show window to display announcements in an attractive man-V ner. The invention seeks to provide a very simple sign 1n which the announcements may be easily changed and which will be of such ly broken away and in section, of a sign embodying the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section showing a slight modification.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a frame 1 which is preferably rectangular and composed of light-transmitting material, such as transparent or translucent glass, celluloid, or other inexpensive material. The frame may, however, be of any material and of any desired outline and may be ornamented in any desired manner. The frame l, as shown in Fig. 2, is composed of two similar members, and between these members is secured, in any preferred manner, a sheet 2, of light-transmitting material, which is co-extensive with the area of the frame. The upper side of the frame may be somewhat wider than the lower side thereof and may have formed thereon a panel 3 for some permanent announcement, and at the upper corners of the frame are provided suction cups 4 which, upon being pressed against a smooth surface such as the glass of a show window, will firmly support the sign. Upon the outer face, by which term is meant the face to be read, of the sheet 2, there are a series of cleats or holding strips 5 which are preferably of the same material as the sheet and may be secured thereto by cement or any other preferred means. The uppermost and lowermost cleats are L-shaped in cross section while the intermediatecleats are T-sha'ped inferosssec-d tion whereby grooves areaformed in the op# posed` faces of adjacent cleats, andthe cleats extend from end to en'd of theframems will be vimderstood upon reference toFig. The sign is completed` by the 'provisionoftcutV-out display elements 6, given Athe outlinesfofletters, figures or' other characters, and these' display elements may be provided in any mim'- ber and of various sizes'. -Theyareformed of 00 some pliable material and are preferably opaque `so that lthey 4,will contrast with the background provided by the sheet 2 and the cleats. The display elements or characters may be `given any desired colors and may be g5 variegated or all of one color. To it the display elements or characters to the cleats or supporting strips so that they will be held by the strips, the upper end of a character is pushed upwardly into the groove or channel 1 presented by the underside of a supporting strip or cleat and the display element may then be flexed so that its lower end may be pushed or slid over the upper edge of a lower cleat whereupon the element will spring into engagement with the groove or channel in the upper edge of the lower cleat and be firmly held by the two cleats, the resiliency of the element tending constantly to straighten it so that it will extend between the cleats. If the se characters are small, they may be mounted in and between adjacent cleats, but, when large characters are used, they may be caused to pass over one or more intermediate cleats, all of which will be understood upon reference 'sa to Fig. 2 of the drawing.

In Fig. 2, the supporting strips or cleats are shown as projecting equal distances above and below their respective shanks or stems,rbut in Fig. 3 the lower edge portions of the strips et project greater distances than their upper edge portions. With this arrangement, the upper end of a display element 6 is engaged behind the lower edge of an upper strip and raised until its lower end will clear the upper 55 edge of a lower strip whereupon it may be released and will drop into position behind. the projecting edges of the strips and against the sheet 2. In this figure, also, the frame 1 is omitted, as the suspending devices may be you applied to the upper corners of the backing sheet 2 and said sheet utilized as the frame.-

Obviously, the display elements or char-V acters may be changed at will so that the an# nouncements upon the sign may be varied as often as deemed desirable. The sign is eX- ceedingly simple in construction and may be produced at a very low cost. VWhen in use, it is highly attractive and eective as an advertising medium.

claim: Y A sign comprising a frame formed of similar front and rear members arranged facetoY face and having top, bottom and side portions, a sheet of light transmitting` material having its margins interposed between and permanently ysecured to the frame members, and cleats of light transmitting material secured to and extending across the front face of thesheet between the side portions of the front frame and disposed in spaced parallel relation to each other, said cleats being provided with retaining flanges adapted to engage display characters.

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature.

FRANK FUGITA.

Having thus described the invention, VI 

